Cardiff City 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Rickie Lambert on £28,000 per week · see the current Cardiff City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27 — 11% lower than the £308,300 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Lambert | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 34 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Bruno Ecuélé Manga | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | D C | Gabon | ||
| Craig Noone | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | AM RL | England | ||
| Peter Whittingham | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | DM, M RLC | England | ||
| Allan McGregor | £18,000 | £936,000 | 34 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Aron Einar Gunnarsson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | DM | Iceland | ||
| Anthony Pilkington | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | AM LC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Frédéric Gounongbe | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | ST | Benin | ||
| Matthew Connolly | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | D RC | England | ||
| Junior Hoilett | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Canada | ||
| Ben Amos | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | GK | England | ||
| Ashley Richards | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | D/WB R | Wales | ||
| Joe Bennett | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Sean Morrison | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Declan John | £8,400 | £436,800 | 21 | D/WB L | Wales | ||
| Greg Halford | £8,200 | £426,400 | 31 | D RC, DM, ST | England | ||
| Joe Ralls | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | M LC | England | ||
| Kenneth Zohore | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | ST | Denmark | ||
| Lee Peltier | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Kadeem Harris | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | AM RL | England | ||
| Sol Bamba | £4,600 | £239,200 | 31 | D C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Brian Murphy | £3,500 | £182,000 | 33 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Rhys Healey | £2,700 | £140,400 | 21 | ST | England | ||
| Jordan Blaise | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | D C | France | ||
| Marco Weymans | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | AM L | Belgium | ||
| Ibrahim Meité | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Theo Wharton | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | M C | Wales | ||
| Macauley Southam-Hales | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Jamie Veale | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | ST | Wales | ||
| Luke O'Reilly | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Oliver Byrne | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Jamie Bird | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | ST | Wales | ||
| Rhys Abbruzzese | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D L | Wales | ||
| Robbie Patten | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Jack Bodenham | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| James Waite | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Kieron Proctor | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Jarrad Welch | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Wales | ||
| Scott Coughlan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Wales | ||
| Laurence Wootton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Isaac Kelly | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Lewis Baldwin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Alfie Madden | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RLC | England | ||
| Cameron Coxe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | Wales | ||
| Warren Burwood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Ibraim So Sani | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Wales | ||
| Cai Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | Wales | ||
| Connor Young | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Mark Harris | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Wales | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 49 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cardiff City wages, 2016/17
What was Cardiff City's wage bill in 2016/17?
Cardiff City paid £308,300 a week in 2016/17 - £16,031,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 49. We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cardiff City player in 2016/17?
Rickie Lambert was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £28,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £13,829.
What was the average Cardiff City salary in 2016/17?
The average Cardiff City player aged 22 or over earned £13,829 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 49. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Cardiff City's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27, 11% lower than the £308,300 of 2016/17. The current squad is 67 players against 49 then.